Shipping box for carboys



' -Dec. 4, 1923.

. c. s. WEATHERBY SHIPPING BOX FOR GARBOYS Fild April 27, 1925 L/ 5-5 em /0.3,

INVENTOR:

ATTORNEYS.

Patented Dec. 4, i923.

CALVIN s. WEATHEEBY, or wnsrvrnnn, NEW JERSEY.

a T E S SHIEPING BOX FOR CARBOYS.

Application filed April 27, 1923. Serial No. 634,974.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CALVIN S. WEATHER- BY, a citizen of the United States, residing -at vVestville, in the county of Gloucester,

State of New Jersey, have invented a new and useful Shipping Box for Carboys, of which the following is a specification.

My invention consists of a novel construction of a receptacle or shipping box for a carboy for containing and protecting the latter during transportation, wherein provision is made for retaining. the carboy in proper position and for supporting its sides or outer periphery bystrips of resilient material assembled and cushioned in such a way, that resilient upright skeleton frames are provided at a plurality of point-s at the box corners whereby the carboy is firmly held so that liability of breakage or shifting thereof during the handling or transportation is obviated or reduced to a minimum. 7 In carrying out my invention, I employ an outer or triangular shaped upright at'each box corner which is provided with upper and lower spacing strips or blocks against which spacing blocks the upper and lower ends of an intermediate upright strip 1s secured said lntermediate upright having an inner shorter upright secured thereto and spaced therefrom. This inner upright, which contacts with the periphery of the carboy is not only of lesser length than the intermediate upright but is spaced therefrom by spacing blocks or strips near its upper and lower ends. The skeleton cross shaped frame at the bottom. of the box is spaced away from the base of the box by central and outer spacing blocks so that the base of the carboy as well as the periphery or side walls thereof are resiliently supported, under all conditions.

To the above ends my invention consists of a novel construction of a shipping box for a carboy, comprising an outer or triangular upright, an intermediate upright spaced away therefrom and an inner upright of less length spaced away from said intermediate upright, whereby the carboy is resiliently supported at a plurality of points so that the liability of breakage or injury thereof is reduced to a minimum.

For the purpose of illustrating my invention, I have shown in the accompanying drawings forms thereof which are at present preferred by me, since they will give in practice satisfactory and reliable results, although it is to be understood that the various instrumentalities of which my invention consists can be variously arranged and organized and that my invention is not limited to the precise arrangement and organization of these instrumentalities as herein shown and described. f V Figure l'represents aside elevation of a shipping box for a carboy, embodying my invention.

' Figure 2 represents a horizontal section on the line 22 Figure 1.

Figure 3 represents a vertical section on line 33 Figure 2.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the figures.

Referring to the drawings,

In carrying out my invention I employan outer rectangular or polygonal casing 1, composed of the upright side walls 2,

collocated in the shape of a square box, hav

ing the closed bottom 3. In each corner of the box, I locate the outer or triangular upright 4, at the top and bottom of the inner surface of which I locate the upper and lower spacing blocks 5 and 6. Upon the bottom or base 3, I support the central spacing blocks 7 and the spacing blocks or strips 8 upon which are-supported the strips 9 arranged in the form of a cross. The lower bottom spacing strips 6 are supported above the outer end of the strips'9 and upon the outer end of the latter I support the lower end of the intermediate upright 10,

which latter is spaced away from the outer" triangular upright a by the upper and lower spacing blocks 5 and 6 already referred to. The intermediate upright 10 may be slightly shorter than the outer triangular upright 4;, as will be understood from Figure 3.

' 11' designates the inner upright, which has its inner wall provided with corrugations 12, as will beunderstood from Figure 2, said corrugations contacting with the upright contiguous periphery of the carboy 13. The inner upright 11 is spaced away from the intermediate upright 10 by the upper and lower spacing blocks 14 and 15. The length of the inner upright 11 is less than that of the intermediate upright 10, so that said inner upright 11 contacts with the upright wall or periphery of the carboy for the greater portion of its length. The spacing blocks 5, 6, 14 and 15 are secured in position. by any suitable means and no. a

it will be seen-that I have provided an upright: cushioiiie'df or resilient frame for each corner of the box Whichis interposed between said corners and' the juxtaposed periphery of the carboy.

Itwill be understood that the construction in each corner of the box is the same as that already described so that adescriptionor one corner will suiiice for all.

lhevtop of the box 1 is closed by the cover 16 having a hole '17 therein through which the neck 18 of the car-boy projects. 7

In practice I may construct the intermediate upright 10 out of oak and the spacing blocks 5, 6, 1 1 and a e of any suitable soft wood. 'Ylhe outside of the box may be reinforced by the strips 19,. so that-a very durable and etiicient box or crate is produced. It will be seen from the ioregoingfthat any side thrusts or shifting of the Carboy are taken up initially by the inner upright 11, and then transmitted to the intermediate upright 10 ant by reason or the resiliency of the latter and the open spaee'between the upper and lower spacing blocks 5 and 6, a resilient support is formed, whereby any slight movement or side play oi the c'arb'oy is su'tficiently cushioned, so as'to prevent the latter from breakage.

The carboy is firmly held by yielding members, and any inequalities in the glass will embed or impress themselves into the corrugated surfaces 12 of the contiguous in- "ner uprights 11, thus acting to assist to maintain the carboy in position.

A shipping box or receptacle constructed in accordance with my invention as above described, can be cheaply manufactured and will be efiicient, durable and reliable for the purpose intended, and will reduce the liability of breakage of the Carboy to a minimum, as is evident. It will be under stood that the resilient bottom construction comprising the cross strips 9, seen in Figs. [2-and 3, can be oin1t-ted 1f desired.

stance, shown and described preferredemscope oft-he invention orsacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. An upright skeleton cushioning frame for the corner of a carboy box, comprising an outer upright, an intermediate upright, and an inner upright of less length than said intermediate upright, spacing blocks for the upper and lower portions of said corner upright'and intermediate upright, and spacing blocks for theupper and lower portions of said inner upright and intermediate up: right, said inner upright beingadap'ted to contact with a carboy.

2. A shipping box for a carboy, comprising a pluralityof corner uprights, a plurality of intermediate uprights, upper and lower spacing blocks intermediate said corner uprights and intermediate uprights, and inner uprights of less length than said intermediate uprights and provided with spacing blocks at their upper and lower ends positioned between the juxtaposed walls of said intermediate and inner uprights, the inner surfaces of said inner uprights contacting with a carboy.

.3; A shipping box for a Carboy, comprising a box, a plurality of triangular corner uprights therefor, a pluralityot intermedi ate uprights, spacing blocks intermediate said uprights and positioned at the top and bottomoi" the latter, inner uprights less length than the intermediate uprights, spacing blocks: at the upper and lower portions of said inner uprights and positioned. be tween the juxtaposed walls of said intermediate and inner uprights, and a resilient base for the bottom of the carboy,

CALVIN S. \VEATHERBY. lVitnesses I E. HAYWARD FAIRBANKS, CAROLINE WEAVER. 

